BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 12, 2026
Access to Maine’s outdoors depends on mutual respect and responsible behavior. When someone ignores the rules or damages property, the consequences can affect everyone. Someone recently rode a snowmobile on trails reserved for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing within Sebago Lake State Park. In some cases it’s not snowmobiles causing a problem, but trucks or other vehicles driving on groomed trails where they don’t belong. Under state law, wheeled motor vehicles are not allowed on groomed snowmobile trails. But recently a UTV driver had not only driven on the trail but had slid off a bridge, breaking railings and signposts and becoming stuck alongside it. One bad actor can undo the hard work of many volunteers.